Ghat in Malayalam
English ghat came from this word, and Malayalam keeps it as ഘട്ടം (ghattam), pronounced with a doubled t. Besides steps down to water it means a stage or juncture in a process.
Most common translation
Ghat, landing place, steps leading to a river, state, stage, occasion, customs house.
ജോലിയുടെ ആദ്യ ഘട്ടം കഴിഞ്ഞു.
joliyude aadya ghattam kazhinju.
The first phase of the work is over.
All Malayalam words for “ghat”
- ഘട്ടം (ghattam) — Ghat, landing place, steps leading to a river, state, stage, occasion, customs house.
- കടവ് (kadavu) — Bathing ghat(in a river), landing place in a river, destination.
- ചുരം (churam) — Difficult ghat road, steep ascent, narrow mountain pass.
- പുഴക്കടവ് (puzhakkadavu) — Bathing ghat or landing place on the river bank.
For a riverside landing people actually say കടവ് (kadavu) or പുഴക്കടവ് (puzhakkadavu) in daily speech, while ചുരം (churam) is the mountain road sense of ghat.
Common questions
How do you say ghat in Malayalam?
ഘട്ടം (ghattam) is the direct equivalent, and it also means stage or phase.
Which word is used for a bathing ghat on a river?
കടവ് (kadavu), or പുഴക്കടവ് (puzhakkadavu) when you want to make clear it is on a river.